Occupation Roundup: 81

Keeping up with the Occupy Wall Street protest movement is a daunting task for news outlets big and small, so from here on in, we’ll be doing a daily roundup of the latest goings-on. (Photo: James Thilman/Gothamist)

Day 81

Occupy Wall Street demonstrators marched through East New York today and have reached 702 Vermont Street, a home that was foreclosed on by Bank of American and which has been vacant for three years. Protesters are there to renovate the space and make it available for a family to move back into. Wow.

The Pepper Spray Cop pepper-spraying baby Jesus sweater is now available as a t-shirt as well.

Many critics said that Occupy Wall Street protesters need to take their message to D.C. and they have, with dozens occupying several Senate and House offices on Capitol Hill!

Representative Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) has asked the Justice Department to investigate the NYPD for their brute tactics in dealing with OWS protesters, citing several instances of misconduct by officers.

Speaking of the NYPD, here’s a video purportedly from hacker group Anonymous promising to unleash a world of pain on them for being so cruel to protesters.